Markus Aellig receives the 2013 Music Prize
The organist of Thun City Church is honored by the Cultural Commission for his versatile work.
Markus Aellig has been organist at Thun Town Church since 1992. He regularly organizes evening music and organ matinées. In April this year, he was able to celebrate a unique anniversary in this series: the 700th organ matinée since 1997.
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As the Thun media office announced in mid-August, he received his training from former Bern cathedral organist Heinrich Gurtner. Aellig completed his studies at the Bern Conservatory with a teaching diploma and advanced diploma. Since then, he has developed into a master of his craft who knows no musical boundaries. In his concerts at the Stadtkirche Thun, he cultivates the entire organ repertoire from baroque and romantic to modern, but does not shy away from jazz, folk, pop and rock music. Both with his own compositions and when interpreting other composers, he captivates the audience with his unconventional variations and arrangements.
Other prizes went to the Thun Art Society, filmmaker Jeshua Dreyfus and writer Saskia Winkelmann. The cultural prizes will be awarded on 14 November at the Thun Culture and Convention Center.
